Should patients watch videos of CPR before code status decisions?
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Physicians and patients alike tend to avoid frank discussions about “code status” -- whether a patient would want CPR or mechanical ventilation in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest. When doctors address code status at all, they tend to phrase the questions in such a way to cut off any thoughtful discussion: “If your heart stops, do you want us to restart it?” “If you stop breathing, do you want to go on a ventilator?” The answers to these questions are almost always yes, and the conversation is a short one.
Should patients watch videos of CPR before code status decisions?
Should patients watch videos of CPR before…
Should patients watch videos of CPR before code status decisions?
Physicians and patients alike tend to avoid frank discussions about “code status” -- whether a patient would want CPR or mechanical ventilation in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest. When doctors address code status at all, they tend to phrase the questions in such a way to cut off any thoughtful discussion: “If your heart stops, do you want us to restart it?” “If you stop breathing, do you want to go on a ventilator?” The answers to these questions are almost always yes, and the conversation is a short one.